Offensive tackle James Brewer is one of the New York Giants whose cars was burglarized while the team returned home from San Francisco Sunday night. / Mark L. Baer, US Presswire

by Chris Strauss, USA TODAY Sports

by Chris Strauss, USA TODAY Sports

If only the Giants could guard their vehicles as well as they protect Eli Manning.

While the team was in the Bay Area preparing to dismantle the San Francisco 49ers Sunday morning, some motivated thieves were inside the East Rutherford, N.J. parking lot breaking into a number of the players' cars. According to a report from WNBC, several vehicles belonging to Giants players were burglarized and a souped up 1996 Chevy Caprice was stolen from outside the Timex Performance Center in the Meadowlands.

A state police spokesman said the cars were targeted between 4 and 4:20 a.m. in the area, which is controlled by a private security firm controlled by the Giants. The vehicles are usually secured by an iron gate and patrolled with security cameras, but somehow all of those safety measures were ineffective in this instance.

"Only in Jersey can someone be heartless enough to break into my car while we are in Cali making fans proud...geez get your life right in 2012," he said.

Brewer elaborated on his tweet Tuesday morning, responding to New Jersey residents who were angry about his earlier statement.

"My cars been broken into twice, in this state. If you took what I said personally then that's a whole different set of issues. Not slamming the state, slamming what happened to me and fellow teammates in THIS state," he added.

Given the damage the Giants inflicted on 49ers quarterback Alex Smith Sunday, the thieves should probably hope the police catch them before any of the angry players do.